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Learning about Teaching: Initial Findings from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project. Research Paper. MET Project
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2010
In fall 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project to test new approaches to measuring effective teaching. The goal of the MET project is to improve the quality of information about teaching effectiveness available to education professionals within states and districts--information that…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement
Using Student Data to Improve Teaching and Learning: Findings from an Evaluation of the Formative Assessments of Students Thinking in Reading (FAST-R) Program in Boston Elementary Schools
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Quint, Janet C.; Sepanik, Susan; Smith, Janell K. – MDRC, 2008
Formative assessments--assessments that measure what students do and do not know, so that teachers can modify their instruction accordingly--have been widely hailed as a potential vehicle for improving student achievement. Yet little solid research evidence exists about their effectiveness, especially in reform-rich school districts. This study…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Student Evaluation, Reading Tests, Data
Raising Urban Students' Literacy Achievement by Engaging in Authentic, Challenging Work
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Teale, William H.; Gambrell, Linda B. – Reading Teacher, 2007
An innovative, technology-enabled elementary school literacy program was implemented in a large urban school district. The program revolved around having student-adult pen pals read the same books and correspond about them. Statistical comparisons showed that program classrooms outperformed students in comparison classrooms on the SAT-9…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement, Literacy Education